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Trump sues for billions from media he says is biased against him

Trump demands $10B from media

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President-elect intensifies longstanding media hostility by filing lawsuits against New York Times, CBS and others With only two months left until Donald Trump returns to the White House, the president-elect and convicted felon has been waging lawfare by a flurry of lawsuits against media companies and publishers that have been critical of him. The lawsuits come amid growing fears of what a secon

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick, sparks alarm over far-right extremism

Trump nominates Pete Hegseth for defense

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Experts concerned over the Fox & Friends host, his Christian nationalist ideology and militant language Extremism experts are sounding the alarm about Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump ’s pick for secretary of defense, whose writings and online presence reveal someone immersed in a culture of rightwing Christianity, political extremism and violent ideation. The Fox & Friends host, who has served in the

‘We all have our eyes wide open’: Trump critics brace for dark time of retribution

Trump critics fear retribution threats

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Public officials targeted by Trump say they’re preparing for extreme scenarios, including possibility of being arrested Members of Congress and other US public officials targeted for “retribution” by Donald Trump say they are taking extraordinary security precautions for themselves and their families and are now bracing for scenarios as extreme as the possibility of being rounded up and arrested,

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California city council passes $5.9m reparations deal with ex-residents

Palm Springs settles for 27M$

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Palm Springs approves settlement for displaced Black and Latino families after decades-long fight for compensation The Palm Springs city council on Thursday unanimously approved a $5.9m reparations settlement with former residents of a largely Black neighborhood that was leveled in the 1960s for commercial development. The city council was also set to approve another $21m for housing and small bu

Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano rematch, followed by Jake Paul v Mike Tyson – live

Katie Taylor fights on Tyson Paul card

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Taylor and Serrano meet on Paul v Tyson undercard Global audience of 300m expected for Netflix broadcast Main event ringwalks expected after 11pm ET/4am GMT Paul v Tyson: all of your pre-fight questions, answered Send Bryan a tweet at @BryanAGraham or email him As expected, tonight’s card has shattered the record for the largest US boxing gate outside of Las Vegas. The promoters say the live gate

Karoline Leavitt named as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary

Alina Habba frontrunner for press secretary

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Leavitt served as the national press secretary on Trump’s campaign and assistant press secretary during his first administration Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Donald Trump named his White House press secretary on Friday, placing Karoline Leavitt, a 27-year-old firebrand from his inner circle, in position to aggressively defend him. The job of the White House press secretar

Racist and anti-LGBTQ+ texts target Americans across US, including teens

Racist texts target Black students

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FBI investigating anti-migrant and anti-gay texts that follow messages sent to Black people after Trump election win Racist text messages targeting Black people across the US just hours after Donald Trump won a second presidency have now expanded to the Hispanic communities – and homophobic versions have been aimed at LGBTQ+ people, the FBI said on Friday. Authorities say they are investigating t

Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned

Judge finds Melissa Lucio innocent

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Arturo Nelson finds Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing two-year-old daughter, is ‘actually innocent of capital murder’ Efforts to free Melissa Lucio , a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her two-year-old daughter, were significantly bolstered after a judge concluded that she is “actually innocent” of capital murder. Senior state district judge A

Recalled district attorney charges 11 Bay Area jail staff over 2021 death in custody

Eleven charged in jail death

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Pamela Price, recalled in November election, files criminal charges over man left unchecked for days in Santa Rita jail A San Francisco Bay Area district attorney recalled in the 5 November election filed criminal charges this week against 11 former and current staff of a county jail for the 2021 in-custody death of a man who was left unchecked in his cell for days. The Alameda county district at

Lunchables pulled from national school lunch programs in US

Kraft Heinz withdraws Lunchables from schools

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Kraft Heinz cites weak demand for pre-packaged meals amid reports of lead and high sodium in supermarket kits After offering the pre-packaged meals branded as Lunchables on school menus across the country just last year , Kraft Heinz, the company that makes the popular lunch and snack kits, is removing their products from a federally assisted meal program while citing weak demand. That developmen

Two Trump cabinet choices in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations

Hegseth faces sexual misconduct allegations

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Uncertainty surrounds nominations of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary and Matt Gaetz as attorney general The confirmation prospects of two of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices were in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations on Friday in developments mirroring the president-elect’s own history of abusive behavior towards women. Uncertainty surrounded the nomination of Pete Heg

Second oarfish, mythical harbinger of doom, found washed up in California

Rare oarfish spotted in California

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Roughly 10ft-long specimen discovered on Encinitas beach shortly after August discovery of the ‘doomsday fish’ For the second time this year an oarfish, a rarely seen deep sea fish that has historically been considered a harbinger of doom, washed up on the California coastline. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, reported that last week that one of

Malcolm X’s family sues FBI, CIA and NYPD for $100m over his murder

Malcolm X family files lawsuit

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Lawsuit alleges law enforcement agencies knew of plot to kill civil rights leader but did not act to stop it The family of Malcolm X , the militant civil rights leader who was assassinated almost 60 years ago, filed a $100m federal lawsuit on Friday that accuses the FBI, the CIA and the New York police department (NYPD) of allowing his murder. The lawsuit, brought by Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah

RFK Jr could have disastrous global impact on public health, experts fear

Robert Kennedy Jr advocates agricultural reform

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Concerns anti-vaccine pick for US health secretary could pursue ‘anti-science positions’ on life-saving interventions The appointment of a US health secretary with anti-vaccine views could cause deaths and have profound consequences around the world, global health experts fear. Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s pick for the position , has a history of spreading misinformation on vaccines and qu

Mike Pence urges Senate Republicans to reject RFK Jr for US health secretary

RFK Jr. nominated for HHS

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Ex-vice-president rebukes Kennedy’s stance on abortion while Matt Gaetz, another Trump pick, faces ‘uphill battle’ US politics live – latest updates Mike Pence , the former vice-president, urged Senate Republicans on Friday to reject Donald Trump ’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary – although he cited Kennedy’s support for abortion rights, while other critics are most outraged at

Biden now has his best opening to end Israel’s war on Gaza – and won’t use it | Mohamad Bazzi

Biden administration maintains arms to Israel

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Biden is as free from political constraints as he’s ever been. Yet he has chosen to seal his legacy as Israel’s tepid enabler When the histories of his administration are written, it will be clear that Joe Biden held on to his callous disregard for Palestinians until the end of his presidency. How else to explain why Biden would refuse a final chance to stop Israel’s brutal war on Gaza and save P

With these outrageous appointments, Trump is showing us exactly how he intends to rule | Jonathan Freedland

Trump nominates Gaetz as attorney general

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From an anti-vaxxer running health to a suspected sex abuser as attorney general, the president-elect has picked a team designed to ensure his domination He wasn’t kidding. Donald Trump really does want to rule as an extremist strongman, with contempt for the planet, for America’s allies and for the rule of law. He’s made that crystal clear this week, announcing one bombshell appointment after an

Environmental groups alarmed as Doug Burgum picked for US interior secretary

Trump considers Burgum for energy tsar

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Several groups say North Dakota governor will sacrifice public lands on the ‘altar of the fossil fuel industry’s profits’ Donald Trump ’s nomination of North Dakota ’s Republican governor, Doug Burgum, as the interior secretary has prompted swift backlash from environmental advocacy groups alarmed at the incoming administration’s plans to use federal lands for oil and gas drilling. Trump also ann

The Guardian view on UN climate talks: rich and poor nations can strike a win-win deal | Editorial

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At Cop29 the global south needs to unite for sustainable growth, leveraging resources and negotiating transformative climate finance pacts More than a century of burning coal, oil and gas has fuelled intense heatwaves, prolonged droughts, heavier rains and devastating floods. To prevent even more severe impacts, the UN global climate summit, Cop29 , must deliver tangible results to keep global te

Trump skips FBI background checks for controversial cabinet picks – report

Trump team skips FBI checks

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Bypassing the standard procedure comes as president-elect’s choices of RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz send shockwaves US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump ’s transition team has bypassed standard background checks by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) on some of his controversial cabinet nominees, it has been reported, minimising the chances of them being rejected for Senate confirmatio

Donald Trump taps his criminal defense lawyers for top DoJ roles

Trump considers Todd Blanche deputy AG

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Administration picks Todd Blanche and Emil Bove defended president-elect in New York hush-money case Donald Trump has tapped three of his personal criminal defense lawyers for top roles at the Department of Justice, underscoring how the president-elect is shaping the nation’s top law enforcement agency to serve his interests. Trump announced on Thursday he was nominating Todd Blanche and Emil Bov

Electoral reform was on the ballot in several states this election. Why did these measures fail?

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Advocates who hoped to limit extreme gerrymandering say ‘terribly misleading ballot language’ sabotaged their efforts As Donald Trump and Republicans scored massive victories on election day , Americans in several states rejected ballot initiatives to curb extreme partisan gerrymandering and implement open primaries and ranked-choice voting. Ohio voters decisively rejected a ballot measure that w

GM’s Cruise admits submitting false report to robotaxi safety investigation

Cruise admits false report incident

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General Motors unit to pay $500,000 fine after failing to disclose key details of 2023 San Francisco crash to NHTSA General Motors’ self-driving car unit, Cruise, admitted on Thursday to submitting a false report to influence a federal investigation and will pay a $500,000 criminal fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement, the justice department said. The department said Cruise failed to

Snow White star Rachel Zegler apologises for angry Trump post

Rachel Zegler criticizes Trump supporters

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West Side Story actor soon to take on iconic Disney role backs down after re-election response led to backlash The West Side Story and Snow White actor Rachel Zegler has apologised after criticising Donald Trump and his supporters. The 23-year-old, currently starring in Broadway’s re-imagined Romeo + Juliet , had posted a lengthy response to the re-election of Trump and the “four years of hatred”

To the stars vowing to flee Trump’s America: maybe your excruciating endorsements were part of the problem | Marina Hyde

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The cringeworthy campaign for Harris made it clear – voters aren’t simply going to do what mega-rich celebrities tell them to I wish celebrities would learn the art of the French exit. But they can’t, which is why Eva Longoria has announced she no longer lives in America . “I get to escape and go somewhere,” she explained. “Most Americans aren’t so lucky – they’re going to be stuck in this dystop

Trump transition team plans to kill Biden’s electric vehicle tax credit

$7500 EV tax credit at risk

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Ending $7,500 consumer tax credit could have grave implications for already stalling EV transition in US Donald Trump ’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling

AI isn’t about unleashing our imaginations, it’s about outsourcing them. The real purpose is profit

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Artificial intelligence doesn’t just incrementally erode the rights of authors and other creators. These technologies are designed to replace creative workers altogether Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Back in 2022, when ChatGPT arrived, I was part of the first wave of users. Delighted but also a little uncertain what to do with it, I asked the system to generate all kinds of random t

Trans Americans brace for Trump’s ‘sinister’ return: ‘It’s almost intolerable’

Trans community fears Trump presidency

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Facing threats to their rights and their safety, people rush to protect themselves amid discrimination and scapegoating This weekend, Atticus Sparks plans to attend a six-hour concealed weapons permit class. He’s not a gun person, but as an 18-year-old trans man, he’s concerned he might someday need to own one, “just in case”. Since Donald Trump’s election, Sparks has faced online threats of viol

Pharma shares hit as Trump picks RFK Jr to lead health department

Robert Kennedy Jr advocates agricultural reform

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Choice of vaccine critic knocks some of world’s biggest drugmakers including Moderna, AstraZeneca and GSK Who is RFK Jr and what are his likely top priorities? Business live – latest updates Investors in pharmaceutical companies have sold off shares in the sector after Donald Trump nominated the anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services. RFK

The boys in our liberal school are different now that Trump has won | Anonymous

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Subtle high-fives were exchanged and remarks about the impending success of the next four years were whispered around When we walked into school on the morning of 6 November, we exchanged quick glances with the other girls in our social circle – looks filled with uncertainty and dread about the future. Because we are applying to colleges all around the country and about to leave our homes in the

A British export the US didn’t need: a cosy relationship between editor and proprietor | Zoe Williams

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The Washington Post’s Will Lewis said the paper was returning to its ‘roots’ by not endorsing a presidential candidate. There was more to it than that Postmortems continue for who lost Kamala Harris the US election, and these will be consequential for the left in the UK. However many times the US flags that the “special relationship” is really not a thing for them any more, their politics bears d

A ‘gut punch’: Trump’s alleged sexual assault victims and their advocates on his win

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Trump’s alleged victims, as well as other victims of sexual abuse, voice disappointment that he was elected again When Donald Trump was elected to a second term last week, women who say he sexually assaulted them, and other victims of sexual abuse, voiced disappointment that a man repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct could once again become president, with one of them describing this win as a

Online prediction betting markets look ahead after US presidential election triumph: ‘We’re just getting started’

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Wagering platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket want to expand rapidly, offering bets on awards, epidemics, the economy and more, after ‘astronomical’ election growth Betting markets had a great election. With billions of dollars wagered on who would take the White House , their projections proved closer to the actual result than many opinion polls. Now the operators behind them want the US to wage

First Thing: RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

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Experts warn making the anti-vaccine activist health secretary ‘is going to cost lives’. Plus, Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump’s nomination of the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy Jr for US secretary of health and human services has been decried by consumer advocacy groups, publi

Trump’s RFK Jr nomination condemned as ‘public health catastrophe’ – US politics live

RFK Jr nominated as health secretary

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Widespread criticism of health secretary role for anti-vaccine activist and purveyor of debunked conspiracy theories Members of Congress and other US public officials targeted for “retribution” by Donald Trump say they are taking extraordinary security precautions for themselves and their families and are now bracing for scenarios as extreme as the possibility of being rounded up and arrested, af

Suspect arrested in Florida for 1978 double murder in Massachusetts

Florida man arrested in cold case

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Authorities matched fingerprint of Timothy Joley, 71, from taxi application to evidence on truck of one of the victims Authorities investigating a 1978 double murder in Massachusetts have arrested a suspect in Florida after matching his fingerprint from a taxi application to evidence on the truck of one of the victims. The arrest of Timothy Joley, 71, in the shooting deaths of Mark Harnish, 20, a

People in Sudan and Gaza are starving. The international community must act | Alex de Waal

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Sudan is the largest food crisis and Gaza is the worst emergency by intensity of deprivation – both disasters need urgent action I care about both Gaza and Sudan. It’s distasteful to compare extreme human suffering. But we can use the international metrics for famine to explain why each humanitarian crisis is uniquely terrible – and why people caught in both need urgent action. Sudan is the large

We warned the Democratic party that disaster was coming. They didn’t listen | Dustin Guastella

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Can they change course? Maybe, but they need a message of commonsense solidarity without liberal elitism Before the election it was clear that Kamala Harris ’s closing message was not landing with working-class voters. The Center for Working Class Politics (CWCP) sounded the alarm that the Democrats could be heading for a disaster. And last Tuesday, disaster struck . Harris lost badly. She resoun

Curious case of the missing monkeys turns spotlight on South Carolina lab

40 primates escape research facility

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Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large Eight monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina are still at large as of Friday morning, while 35 have been recaptured, officials say. It’s been more than a week since 43 monkeys escaped f rom the Alpha Genesis research facility near Yemassee , South Carolina, after

What are recess appointments and can Trump confirm nominees that way?

Trump demands Senate GOP leadership conditions

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The president-elect proposed an archaic method to install people such as RFK Jr and Matt Gaetz – here’s what to know Several Republican senators expressed shock on Wednesday when Donald Trump announced he would nominate Matt Gaetz, the hard-r